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1
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pericarditis

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complication of AMI (10-20%); sharp pleuritic chest pain irradiated to the neck (phrenic nerves), low fever, friction rub, fibrinous exudate, autoimmune reaction 6-8 weeks after AMI

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Libman-Sacks endocarditis

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present in 25% os SLE; sterile valve vegetations, fibrosis; AMI can develop due to hypercoagulable antiphospholipid antibody syndrome present in 12-30% of SLE

3
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heart changes in hypertension

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concentric ventricular hypertrophy without dilation and aortic insuficiency

4
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heart changes in AMI

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dilated cardiomyopathy

5
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congenital QT prolongation syndrome

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syncope in healthy young patients due to mutations in iK potassium channels + sensorineural deafness

6
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localized amyloidosis

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cardiac atria –> ANP; thyroid –> calcitonin; brain –> beta amyloids; pituitary –> prolactin

7
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RCA thrombosis ECG

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ST elevation in DI, DII and aVF plus sinus bradycardia

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transmural ischemia of septum ECG

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ST elevation in V1, V2 and 3rd degree heart block

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ischemia of left anterior ventricle ECG

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ST elevation in V3, V4

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occlusion of proximal LAD artery ECG

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ST elevation in V1-V4

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ischemia of lateral wall of left ventricle on ECG

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ST elevation in V5 and V6

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post MI causes of death

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cardiogenic shock MCC; free ventricular wall rupture 2nd MCC

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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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myofiber disarray + interstitial fibrosis due to mutations in genes encoding cardiac sarcomere proteins; 25% systolic anterior motion of the anterior leaflet of mitral valve which bulges into outflow tract —> systolic murmur

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diagnosis and Rx of Prinzmetal angina

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Dx: ergonovine; Rx nitrates and CCBs

15
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normal aging heart changes

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decreased left ventricular chamber, sigmoid shaped ventricular septum, myocyte atrophy with interstitial fibrosis, brownish lipofuscin pigment

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heart findings in hemochromatosis

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dilated cardiomyopathy + hemosiderin granules in myocytes

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aortic stenosis

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systolic pressure gradient between LV and aorta; “SAD” syncope, angina, dyspnea; MCC is senile calcification

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Kusmaul sign

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paradoxical increase in jugular venous pressure with inspiration; diferential diagnosis: cardiac tamponade, restrictive cardiomyopathy, right failure, tricuspid stenosis, constrictive pericarditis

19
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Down syndrome heart findings

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ostium primum ASD + mitral/tricuspid insuficiency

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suceptibility to infarction of different organs

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CNS, myocardium, kidney, spleen, liver; spleen and liver have double blood supply

21
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pulsus paradoxus

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exageration of the normal decrease in blood pressure on inspiration; radial pulse disappears in inspiration; cardiac tamponade

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cor pulmonale

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dyspnea on exertion, right ventricular hypertrophy, sudden death

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pulmonary embolus

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acute chest pain, dyspnea tachychardia, tachypnea, hypotension; MCC is DVT; perfusion defect without ventilation defect; lung collapse –> perfusion and ventilation defect

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Osler-Weber-Rendu

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hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias, rupture causes epistaxis, GI bleeds, hematuria

25
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dissecting aorta aneurysm

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hematoma may compress branches of aortic arch –> hypertension in one limb, hypotension in the other

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hemangioma types

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cherry –> adults; strawberry –> kids; cavernous –> associated with VHL

27
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migratory thrombophlebitis

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pancreatic cancer

28
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cystic hygroma

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cavernous lymphangioma without luminal blood vessels in the neck or axila; Turner

29
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Churge-Straus syndrome

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adult onset asthma, eosinophilia, polyneuropathy, p-anca vasculitis

30
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bronchiolitis obliterans

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due to chronic transplant rejection; affects small airways; dyspnea, wheezing

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acute rejection

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perivascular infiltration of blood vessels with lymphocytes, macrophages and plasma cells

32
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causes of pulmonary hypertension

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COPD-induced hypoxic vasocronstriction; volume overload in CHF; idiopathic vasoconstriction

33
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sarcoidosis associations

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associated with high levels of vitamin D/hypercalcemia produced by macrophages

34
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asbestosis

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localized pleural thickening with calcifications of the lower lobes

35
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silicosis

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nodular densities and calcifications of the hilar nodes plus birefringent silica particles

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pneumoconiosis

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multiple discrete nodules prominent in upper lobes

37
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ARDS

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decreased lung compliance, increased work of breathing, V/Q mistmatch, normal pulmonary wedge pressure

38
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fat embolism

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acute onset of neurologic abnormalities, petechial rash and hypoxemia in traumatized patient; fat exits bone marrow to pulmonary microvessels; via capillary shunts to CNS and adhere to platelets causing thrombocytopenia

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dermatomyositis

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proximal muscle weakness, heliotrope rash, violaceous eruption on the knuckles; muscle lymphocytic infiltrate

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hamartoma

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benign and composed of fibrous and adipose tissue

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Reid index

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thickness of mucous gland layer / wall thickness > 0.4 –> chronic bronchitis

42
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stages of pneumonia

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red congestion (24 hours); red hepatization (3 days); gray hepatization

43
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retrolental fibroplasia

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retinal neovascularization due to O2 treatment in ARDS of newborn

44
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pneumonia complication

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absess due to lysosomal enzymes from neutrophils and macrophages

45
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pneumothrorax

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unilateral chest pain, hyperresonance and absent breath sounds; due to blebs, emphysema, trauma

46
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causes of lung absess

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MCC is aspiration of fusobacteria, peptostrep and bacteroides associated with seizures, alcoholism, anesthesia; bacterial pneumonia and sepsis

47
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green discoloration of pus/sputum

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due to heme-containing myeloperoxidase

48
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NSAID-induced nephropathy

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seen in chronic arthritis treated patients; reversible renal failure, papillary necrosis, chronic interstitial nephritis

49
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multiple myeloma

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easy fatigability due to anemia; constipation due to hypercalcemia; back pain due to osteoclast activating factor; azotemia; eosinophilic casts with bence-jones proteins

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complication of nephrotic syndrome

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loss of antithrombin III –> renal vein thrombosis –> varicocele

51
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renal cell CA

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arises from proximal tubule cells; MC is urothelial cancer –> painless hematuria, proximal tubule cells filled with glycogen and lipids

52
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ethylene glycol intoxication (antifreeze)

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acute renal failure, anion gap metabolic acidosis and calcium oxalate crystals in urine

53
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glomerular membrane histology

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fenestrated endothelium is selective for size; GBM has negative charge

54
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acute tubular necrosis

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oliguric stage –> volume retention, oliguria, anion gap metabolic acidosis, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia; recovery phase –> polyuria, hypernatremia, hypokalemia

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microalbuminuria

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30-300mg of albumin in 24-hour urine; first sign of diabetic nephropathy

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crescents

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glomerular parietal cells, monocytes, macrophages, abundant fibrin

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muddy brown casts

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pathognomonic for acute tubular necrosis

58
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minimal change disease

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loss of GBM negative charge; selective proteinuria consists of albumin and no IgG or alpha-2-macroglobulin

59
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diabetic nephropathy

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increased mesangial matrix, thickening of GBM and nodular glomerulosclerosis, hyaline arteriosclerosis

60
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nephrotic syndrome

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increased glomerular permeability –> proteinuria –> edema –> decreased effective blood volume –> increased ADH and aldosterone plus increased liver synthesis of proteins including lipoproteins

61
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T cell ALL

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mediastinal mass causes superior vena cava syndrome, dysphagia, dyspnea and throat pain

62
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high EPO

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obstructive sleep apnea, COPD, right-left shunts, high altitude

63
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factor VIII

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synthesized in the liver, stored in endothelial cells; desmopressin stimulates release

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SLE pancytopenia

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due to IgGs against RBCs

65
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Factor V leiden

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leads to less deactivation by protein C –> hypercoagulable state –> DVT/pulmonary thromboembolism

66
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spherocytosis

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increased MHCH is diagnostic

67
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G6PDH deficiency inheritance

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X-linked recessive

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spherocytosis inheritance

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autosomal dominant

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vonWillenbrand inheritance

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autosomal dominant with variable penetrance

70
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pure red cell aplasia

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normo anemia plus decreased reticulocytes; associated with thymoma and parvoB19

71
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vonWillenbrand disease

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vW factor is carrier for factor VIII –> increased BT and PTT

72
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Reed-Sternberg cells

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abundant cytoplasm bilobed or double nucleus surrounded by halo, inclusion-like eosinophilic nucleoli

73
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sodium metobisulfate

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induces sickling in sickle cell trait

74
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lipoprotein lipase

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synthesized by adipocytes, cardiac and skeletal muscle cells; deficiency leads to hypertriglyceridemia and acute pancreatitis

75
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acute pancreatitis lab findings

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hypocalcemia, macrocytosis, increased serum lipase and amylase

76
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colon adenoma to carcinoma sequence

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polyp (mutation of APC gene) –> large polyp (mutation of k-ras) –> malignant polyp (mutation of p53)

77
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acute pancreatitis risk factors

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gallstones, alcohol, ERCP, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercalcemia

78
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complication of Crohn’s disease

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gallstones due to loss of enterohepatic circulation and increased cholesterol/bile acid ratio; also oxalate stones due to increased absorption of dietary oxalate because calcium is flushed with lipids and doesn’t bind oxalate

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zollinger ellison

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ulcers at distal duodenum, diarrhea due to inactivation of lipases by gastric acid

80
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Whipple disease

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PAS+ macrophages with rods

81
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PAS stain

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stains carbon-carbon bonds bright pink

82
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colon cancer marker

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CEA to detect recurrence after resection

83
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MC site of colon adenocarcinoma

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ascending colon; rectosigmoid is 2nd MC site

84
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duodenal Vs. gastric ulcer pain characteristics

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duodenal –> pain 2-4 hours after food or before eating relieved by food and antacids; gastric ulcer –> pain inmediately after eating not relieved by antacids

85
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pseudocyst Vs. cyst

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pseudocyst is complication of acute pancreatitis; wall is composed of granulation tissue and fibrosis (not epithelium like true cyst)

86
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causes of malabsorption

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cystic fibrosis, chronic pancreatitis, celiac sprue, whipple, Crohns, diverticulosis, diabetic neuropathy

87
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screening test for malabsorption

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sudan stain stains fat in stools

88
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consequences of malabsorption

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ADEK deficiency; petechiae (vit K), bone pain and tetany (vit D), muscle wasting and edema (protein waste), hyperkeratosis (vit A)

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false Vs. true diverticula

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false –> mucosa and submucosa only, acquired, pulsion; true –> also muscular layer, congenital, traction

90
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Reye syndrome

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viral infection + aspirin –> vomiting, hepatomegaly, increased AST, ALT, hyperamonemia with encephalopathy, liver microvesicular steatosis without necrosis

91
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acalculous cholecystitis

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inflamation of gallbladder without stones due to sepsis, immunosupression, trauma, diabetes

92
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formation of cholesterol gallstones

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cholesterol precipitation –> stones; phosphatidylcholine and bile salts –> solubility

93
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HBV damage to liver

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no cytopathic effect; HBsAg and HBcAg stimulate CD8 cytotoxicity

94
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halothane hepatotoxicity

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fulminant, liver shrinks, increased AST, ALT and PT, eosinophilia; histologically the same as hepatitis

95
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ceruloplasmin

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globulin that accounts for 95% of circulating copper; copper is eliminated in bile

96
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echinococcus cysts

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mass in the liver; aspiration can cause anaphylaxis

97
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cavernous hemangioma

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MC benign liver tumor; Rx with resection, no biopsy

98
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MCC of liver malignancy

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metastasis is MCC > HCC

99
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gallbladder hypomotility

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due to pregnancy, weight loss, parenteral nutrition, octeotride –> billiary sludge –> stones/cholecystitis

100
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types of gallstones

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yellow –> cholesterol; brown –> billiary infection; black –> hemolysis

101
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porcelain gallbladder

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calcifications associated with carcinoma

102
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outcome of hepatitis B infection

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complete resolution (95%); chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis/HCC (4-5%); fulminant hepatitis (<1%)

103
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gallbladder changes in pregnancy

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estrogen-induced cholesterol hypersecretion and progesterone-induced hypomotility –> gallstones

104
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ulcer erosions

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penetrate submucosa, inner and outer muscular but not muscularis mucosa

105
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abetalipoproteinemia

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no apoB for chylomicrons –> lipid accumulation makes epithelium look foamy –> no lipids in blood, acanthocytes, ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa

106
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polyps with adenocarcinoma potential

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adenomatous polyps and specially villous adenomatous

107
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squamous cell CA of esophagus

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keratin pearls look like fibrosis

108
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adenomatous polyps

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villous adenomas –> large, sessile, dysplastic –> bleeding, secretory diarrhea and partial obstruction

109
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anal fissures

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90% are found in posterior midline distal to dentate line; due to low fiber diet and constipation

110
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effect of atherosclerosis on stomach

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can affect gastric branches of celiac trunk –> epigastric pain 30 minutes after eating

111
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ischemic colitis

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affects splenic angle because it lies between SMA and IMA areas of perfusion

112
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HAV infection

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low grade fever, anorexia, nausea, coluria, RUQ tenderness, hepatocyte swelling, mononuclear infiltrate, councilman apoptotic bodies

113
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ascending cholangitis Vs. hepatic absess

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enteric bacteria (ascending) or staph (hematogenous)

114
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HBV Vs. HCV histology

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HBV –> granular cytoplasmic inclusions; HCV –> lymphoid aggregates and steatosis

115
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billiary atresia

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congenital obstruction of bile ducts –> clay stools, coluria, hepatomegaly, conjugated hyperbilirubinemia

116
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primary billiary cirrhosis

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pruritus, increased liver alkaline phosphatase

117
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aflatoxins

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HCC due to mutation of p53

118
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gallstone ileus

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large stone passes through fistula into ileum and allows air to pass into billiary tree

119
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Wernicke encephalopathy

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confusion, ataxia, ocular abnormalities; Rx thiamine

120
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Korsakoff confabulation psychosis

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damage to medial dorsal nucleus and/or mamillary bodies of thalamus

121
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Alzheimer’s biochemistry

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decreased ACh in basal nucleus of Meynert and hippocampus

122
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alcohol changes in brain

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upregulation of GABAa receptors and NMDA receptors; increased DA, 5HT and NE

123
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complications of subarrachnoid hemorrhage

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vasospasm (treat with nimodipine) and rebleeding

124
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transtentorial herniation

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uncus of temporal lobe herniated through tentorium –> compression of CN III, PCA and corticospinal tract

125
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MC extracranial childhood cancer

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neuroblastoma associated with N-myc; retroperitoneal mass, episodic hypertension, neuroblast is malignant cell

126
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SSPE

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complication of measles; anti-measles antibodies in CSF, no anti-M protein antibodies

127
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meningioma histology

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psamoma bodies in brain tumor –> meningioma

128
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Schwanoma marker

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S100

129
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Pick’s disease

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pronounced atrophy of frontal lobes, progressive dementia, behavioral dishinibition, dysarthria, aphasia, primitive reflexes

130
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Charcot-Bouchard aneurysms

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associated with hypertension; found in small arteries of basal ganglia; rupture –> intraparenchymal hemorrhage and focal deficits

131
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berry aneurysms

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associated with APCKD, Marfan, ED; anterior cerebral arteries most affected; leads to subarachnoid hemorrhage

132
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hypoxic encephalopathy

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wedge-shaped areas of necrosis on the surface of cerebral convexities and lateral to interhemispheric fissure; due to cardiogenic shock or shock; affects hyppocampus first

133
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pontine myelinolysis

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too fast correction of hypernatremia; spastic quadriplegia and pseudobulbar palsy

134
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stroke scar

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cystic cavity surrounded by wall of astrocytes

135
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Creutzfeld-Jakob

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rapidly progressive dementia and myoclonus; vacuoles in gray matter looks like sponge; due to prion

136
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normal pressure hydrocephalus

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urinary incontinence, ataxia and progressive dementia

137
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Friederich ataxia

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triple repeat mutation; spinocerebellar tract degeneration (ataxia), degeneration of dorsal columns, kyphoscoliosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, diabetes

138
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lacunar infarcts

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small ischemic infarcts involving basal ganglia, pons, internal capsule; due to hypertensive arteriosclerosis of small penetrating arterioles

139
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ischemic stroke changes

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red neurons (48 hours); neutrophils (72 hours); macrophages (5 days); gliosis/angiogenesis (2 weeks); glial scar (>2 weeks)

140
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Arnold-Chiari malformation

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small posterior fossa results in herniation of medulla and cerebellum through foramen magnum

141
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multiple sclerosis

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demyelination, decreased oligodendrocytes, lipid-ladden macrophages, astrocytosis, lymphocytic inflamation

142
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CN III diabetic neuropathy

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only affects somatic fibers sparing parasympathetic due to different blood supply

143
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cerebellar masses

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mostly in children; astrocytoma or meduloblastoma

144
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tumor associated with myasthenia gravis

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thymoma

145
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tumor associated with Lambert-Eaton

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lung cancer

146
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vitamin E deficiency

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affects dorsal column and spinocerebeallar tracts; mimics Friederich ataxia

147
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temporal lobe encephalitis

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aphasia, olfactory abnormalities, personality changes; due to HSV-1

148
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myotonic dystrophy

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triple repeat mutation, sustained muscle contraction (myotonia) with muscular weakness and atrophy; cataracts, baldness, gonadal atrophy

149
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cerebral amyloid angiopathy

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recurrent hemorrhagic strokes

150
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Duchene

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x-linked recessive; fibrofatty muscle replacement

151
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diabetic neuropathy

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due to osmotic damage to axons and Schwann cells and microangiopathy of endoneural arterioles

152
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lead poisoning tratment

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dimecarpol, EDTA; heavy metal chelators

153
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cystic tumors in cerebellum

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pilocytic astrocytoma mostly in kids

154
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Meniere

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tinitus, vertigo, hearing loss; too much endolymph

155
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pretibial myxedema

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non-pitting myxedema and thickening of skin around tibia in Graves disease

156
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craniopharyngioma

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remnant of Rathke’s pouch bulges into 3rd ventricle; cystic solid mass with calcifications; headaches, visual deficits and hypopituitarism

157
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hypoglycemia in neonate of diabetic mother

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mother’s hyperglycemia induces islet hyperplasia with increased insulin production

158
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mechanism of amenorrhea in anorexia

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low body fat fails to induce pulsatile secretion of GnRH; also seen in cachexia and athletes

159
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psamoma bodies

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concentric calcified structures; pathognomonic for papillary thyroid CA and meningioma

160
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pituitary apoplexy

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acute bleeding into a preexisting pituitary adenoma; bitemporal hemianopia, sudden headache; complication is cardiovascular collapse due to adrenocortical insuficiency

161
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type II diabetes associations

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amyloid deposition in beta cells

162
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seminoma

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increases hCG which is similar to TSH and can cause hyperthyroidism

163
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MCC of death in diabetics

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AMI

164
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primary hyperaldosteronism

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hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis with hypertension and normal [Na] because of compensatory natriuresis

165
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medullary thyroid carcinoma histology

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polygonal or spindle-shaped cells with extracellular amyloid deposits seen with congo red

166
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glucagonoma

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necrolytic migratory erythema rash and hyperglycemia

167
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MEN III

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medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas and marfanoid habitus

168
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ret gene

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MEN

169
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fibromyalgia

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stiffness, pain, poor sleep, emotional disturbance; pain and stiffness gets worst with exercise; tender spots over multiple joints

170
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osteoporosis histology

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thin trabecula

171
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osteopetrosis histology

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unmineralized spongiosa

172
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Paget’s histology

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focal formation of bone

173
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vitamin D deficiency histology

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unmineralized osteoid

174
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hyperPTH histology

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cystic degeneration of bones

175
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pseudogout

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weakly birefringent rhomboid-shaped calcium pyrophosphate crystals

176
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wound contracture

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myofibroblasts + metalloproteinases in excess

177
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parvovirus B19 associations

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slapped cheek rash and can cause self-limiting arthritis-like disease, pure red cell aplasia; aplastic anemia in sickle cell patients

178
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digital clubbing

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associated with prolonged hypoxia in COPD patients

179
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gout

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deposition of monosodium urate crystals that are negativley birefringent

180
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presbyiopia

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sclerosis of the lens

181
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cause of skin wrinckles

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decreased collagen and increased elastases and collagenases

182
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actinic keratosis

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erythematous papules with central scale and sandpaper texture with acanthosis, parakeratosis and hyperkeratosis

183
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acanthosis

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thick epidermis

184
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parakeratosis

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nuclei in stratum corneum

185
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hyperkeratosis

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thick corneum

186
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acanthosis nigricans

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associated with insulin resistant states (DM, acromegaly, obesity) as well as GI cancer

187
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avascular necrosis of femoral head

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associated with sickle cell, lupus and high-dose steroid therapy

188
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atopic dermatitis

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also called eczema; pruritus, erythematous papules; associated with allergens, asthma and rhinitis

189
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hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis

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due to increased 1,25vitD by macrophages

190
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shaken baby syndrome

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retinal hemorrhages + subdural hematoma; report child abuse

191
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rheumatoid arthritis

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does not involve DIP joints; stiffness lasts more than 30 minutes

192
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osteoarthritis

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can have morning stiffness < 30 minutes and subcutaneous nodules; can involve DIP joints

193
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dermatomyositis

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heliotrope rash and papules in the MCP, PIP and DIP joints

194
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osteomyelitis

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affects long bone metaphysis

195
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retinoblastoma

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associated with osteosarcoma

196
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contact dermatitis

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spongiosis

197
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psoriasis

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reduced stratum granulosum, parakeratosis, acanthosis and dividing cells in epidermis

198
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seborrheic keratosis

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benign epidermal tumor, tan , flat, round, greasy, coin-like stuck on appearance

199
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acute interstitial nephritis

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due to drug allergy; fever, acute renal failure, maculopapular rash and eosinophiluria

200
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cysteine stone crystals

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hexagonal crystals, acid urine, recurrent stones at young age, positive cyanide-nitroprusside test

201
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papillary necrosis

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sickle cell patients or carriers; acute colic pain, gross hematuria, passage of tissue fragments in urine

202
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hydronephrosis

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due to prolonged urinary obstruction in nephrolithiasis, tumor, anatomic defects, neurogenic bladder, BPH; atrophy of cortex with scarring and interstitial fibrosis with inflamation

203
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most important mediator of sepsis

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TNF alpha

204
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cryptorchidia

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decreases inhibin with increased FSH and normal LH/testosterone; remove testis to prevent malignancy